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Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2014

Arriva North East: Rare & Odd Workings - September 2014

RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings
(16 Sep 2014, 7:42 pm)Robert wrote Well im just going to get my point across and then leave it before it goes any further:

It must have only started to happen recently (and 'frequently' at that) as i have never seen any images of an MPD on the X93 or seen one for myself before. 

1757 used to be on regularly.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings
(17 Sep 2014, 7:36 am)mb134 wrote 7481 is on the 1 this morning, when I saw it there were little to no free seats anywhere on it


Later to be seen on X13's.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings
4038 on 21As out of scrap corner for the day!

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RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings
1442 put in an appearance on 17s, 4505 was one of the 17Bs today (after being on 17As yesterday), 4508 was on 9/27A while 4506 was on 29/29A. 1923 was on 28s
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings
Also on Sapphires yesterday was 1457 as a replacement for 1553. It was replaced itself late in the day by 4652 (although that didn't actually do any service work) and 1455 replaced 1559 for its last trip at 1700 too.

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RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings
Thursday saw Whitby using 4706 and 4715 on the X93, and Redcar had an ALX200 Dart on evening 63s

Yesterday had 4717 on the X93, while Redcar had Dart 1638 on the 63

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RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings
Whitby had 4710 and 4655 on X93 today, while 7485 was on it's usual home of the 81 (I did see it on the 93 one day last week, no lie!)

Stockton finished the day with 1494 on the 5s... Not sure which Streetlite it replaced but would take a guess at 1553...! 4717 was waiting to be picked up from Stockton depot tonight

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RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings
1444 covering on Sapphire this morning for Stockton, no surprise that the missing Streetlite was 1553. It was of course operating the board which does the dupe to Nunthorpe, for which only the Streetlites have a screen programmed! So it ran displaying Sapphire instead.
Other odd workings included 1923 on 28, 7485 on 81 and 4651/4710 on X93. Redcar were also using disposal Prestiges 4001/07 on the 63 of course, on loan from Stockton's scrap pile. There was also an ALX200 on the 63 this morning.

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RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings
(22 Sep 2014, 3:44 pm)tyresmoke wrote 1444 covering on Sapphire this morning for Stockton, no surprise that the missing Streetlite was 1553. It was of course operating the board which does the dupe to Nunthorpe, for which only the Streetlites have a screen programmed! So it ran displaying Sapphire instead.
Other odd workings included 1923 on 28, 7485 on 81 and 4651/4710 on X93. Redcar were also using disposal Prestiges 4001/07 on the 63 of course, on loan from Stockton's scrap pile. There was also an ALX200 on the 63 this morning.


1737 on 63 as well.
Why would they programme 1444 to show Sapphire but not 5 Swans Corner?!
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings
(20 Sep 2014, 1:54 pm)Kuyoyo wrote 1442 is on 17A, 1451/91 are on 29s, 4038/9 are both on 28s and 4502 on 27/27A.


What's unusual about 1451/91 on 29s? They can't use Prestiges now! There was a third Pulsar on as well.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings
(22 Sep 2014, 5:29 pm)Roland Pratt wrote What's unusual about 1451/91 on 29s? They can't use Prestiges now! There was a third Pulsar on as well.
29s should be Cadets not Pulsars! Pulsars should be on 9s and 27/27a on Saturday. 1441 was also on 29s.
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings
(22 Sep 2014, 3:44 pm)tyresmoke wrote 1444 covering on Sapphire this morning for Stockton, no surprise that the missing Streetlite was 1553. It was of course operating the board which does the dupe to Nunthorpe, for which only the Streetlites have a screen programmed! So it ran displaying Sapphire instead.
Other odd workings included 1923 on 28, 7485 on 81 and 4651/4710 on X93. Redcar were also using disposal Prestiges 4001/07 on the 63 of course, on loan from Stockton's scrap pile. There was also an ALX200 on the 63 this morning.

Strange bringing out 4001/7 for what must surely be one day?! Had they been delicensed? Suggests they could be two of the ones going to Darlington??
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings
There was a Lowlander on the 1 this morning, didn't see which one, it was on the same run as the two double deckers I've seen previously, I'll try and see it for the rest of this week, see if they always allocate a double decker 
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings
(22 Sep 2014, 5:57 pm)mb134 wrote There was a Lowlander on the 1 this morning, didn't see which one, it was on the same run as the two double deckers I've seen previously, I'll try and see it for the rest of this week, see if they always allocate a double decker 

Could that have been 7437? Which of course was reported in the X13 - could that point to a trip on the 1 running on the front of an X13 board?
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings
(22 Sep 2014, 6:15 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Could that have been 7437? Which of course was reported in the X13 - could that point to a trip on the 1 running on the front of an X13 board?
Seems like what happened last time I saw one, think it was 7481 it was later reported to be on the X13 also, so I guess so yeah Smile
RE: Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings
(22 Sep 2014, 6:18 pm)mb134 wrote Seems like what happened last time I saw one, think it was 7481 it was later reported to be on the X13 also, so I guess so yeah Smile
Has 7437 moved to blyth permanently
Arriva North East - Rare and Odd Workings
(22 Sep 2014, 5:51 pm)Roland Pratt wrote Strange bringing out 4001/7 for what must surely be one day?! Had they been delicensed? Suggests they could be two of the ones going to Darlington??

Prestiges for Darlington? Really?